Campus

Located Across the River from New York City

Since 1870, Stevens’ residential, park-like campus has been located atop Castle Point on Hudson in Hoboken, New Jersey, overlooking the Hudson River and the entire New York City skyline. This close proximity enables students to easily interact with working professionals through cooperative education, internships, and industry mentorships. Undergraduates also take advantage of the multitude of cultural and social opportunities not found on any other college campus.

Travel Directions to Campus

Hoboken is approximately one square mile in area and is located on the New Jersey bank of the Hudson River between the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels.

Take NJ Transit Bus No. 126, or the Academy Bus, from the Port Authority Bus Terminal at 8th Ave. and 40th Street. The bus goes directly to Hoboken and travels down Washington Street. From New York City, buses stop on even numbered streets. Please exit at 8th Street for main campus or 6th Street for academic buildings and walk east across Washington Street.

Subway

Take Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) subway, marked Hoboken. Stations are located on 6th Avenue at 33rd, 23rd, 14th, and 9th Streets, and at Christopher and Hudson Streets. Once in Hoboken, take a local Washington Street bus, taxi or walk uptown to 6th Street and turn right (east) for the campus.

Ferry

Take a NY Waterway ferry from Pier A at Battery Park, Pier 11 on Wall Street in Manhattan, the World Financial Center in Downtown Manhattan, or Pier 78 (weekends only) at West 38th Street and 12th Avenue in Manhattan to the Hoboken South Terminal. From the Hoboken South Terminal take a local Washington Street bus, taxi or walk uptown to 6th Street and turn right (east) for the campus. Ferries from Pier 78 (everyday) also arrive at the Hoboken North Terminal (13th Street). From the Hoboken North Terminal take a local Washington Street bus, taxi or walk downtown to 8th Street and turn left (east) for the campus.

Use Newark International Airport. Cabs are available from the airport, and the fares are stated at the Airport terminal taxi stand. Please check with the uniformed taxi dispatcher. A complete list of Ground Transportation Services is also available. Or else take "Airlink" (NJ Transit bus service, 1-800-772-2222) from the airport to Penn Station, Newark. Then go by PATH train to Grove, Jersey City, and switch to the train for Hoboken.

Bus

Connections may be made in Journal Square, Jersey City, for Downtown Bus no. 5-6 marked Jersey City-Weehawken, to Washington Street in Hoboken. Northbound buses on Washington Street stop on odd number streets. You must exit at 7th Street and walk one block north, or at 9th Street and walk one block south, before turning east on 8th Street and heading up the hill towards the Wesley J. Howe Center.

Trains

Many NJ Transit trains stop in Hoboken. Other NJ Transit and Amtrak train lines stop in Newark. From Newark, Mon. through Fri., take a PATH train to Exchange Place, Jersey City, and switch to the Hoboken train, as explained above.

Upon exiting the tunnel, follow the signs to Hoboken. From the North tube of the tunnel, bear to the extreme right and go through the underpass marked Hoboken. From the South tube bear to exit ramp on left. This places you Southbound on Willow Avenue,. Continue over the land bridge into Hoboken and make a left at 14th Street, turn right onto Washington Street. Make a left on 9th Street and continue through the campus gates and follow the directions for Once on Campus below.

Via Holland Tunnel

Make the first right after exiting the tunnel onto Luis Munoz Marin Boulevard. Luis Munoz Marin Blvd which becomes Henderson Street. At the end of Henderson Street at Observer Highway turn right. Turn left (at the last traffic light on Observer Highway) onto Washington Street. Turn right onto 9th Street. Continue through the gates and follow the directions for Once On Campus below.

Take the NJ Turnpike (I-95) South to the Lincoln Tunnel (I-495) Exit. Follow signs towards the Lincoln Tunnel and exit before the tunnel at the "Last Exit In New Jersey, Weehawken, Hoboken". Turn right at the second traffic light, this places you Southbound on Park Avenue. Follow signs to Hoboken. At 14th Street in Hoboken turn left and then turn right onto Washington Street. Make a left on 9th Street and continue through the gates and follow the directions for Once on Campus below.

Take the New York State Thruway to the Garden State Parkway South. to Exit 153 and take Route 3 East towards the Lincoln Tunnel. Exit before the tunnel at the "Last Exit In New Jersey, Weehawken, Hoboken" and turn right at the second traffic light. This places you Southbound on Park Avenue. Follow signs to Hoboken. At 14th Street in Hoboken turn left and then turn right onto Washington Street. Make a left on 9th Street and continue through the gates and follow the directions for Once on Campus below.

Take I-80 East to I-287 South. Take I-287 to Route 24 East. Route 24 East will merge into I-78, Take I-78 East (Express or Local) and follow the directions from "Via Interstate 78" below.

Via Interstate 80 From Points East of Interstate 287 and West of Interstate 280

Take I-80 East and merge onto I-280 East at exit number 47A (on the left) toward "The Oranges/Newark". Exit I-280 onto the New Jersey Turnpike North. Take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Lincoln Tunnel exit. Follow signs towards the Lincoln Tunnel but do not enter the tunnel, exit at the sign marked "Last Exit in New Jersey, Weehawken, Hoboken", and turn right at the second traffic light. This places you Southbound on Park Avenue. Follow signs to Hoboken. At 14th Street in Hoboken turn left and then turn right onto Washington Street. Make a left on 9th Street and continue through the gates and follow the directions for Once on Campus below.

Via Interstate 80 From Points East of Interstate 280

Take I-80 East to New Jersey Turnpike South (I-95) and follow directions above "From Northern New Jersey and George Washington Bridge". Via Interstate 78 Take I-78 East to the New Jersey Turnpike. Follow signs to the Holland Tunnel exit 14C. When the turnpike ends, after the Exit 14C toll, make a left at the first traffic light onto Jersey Avenue towards Hoboken. Proceed under the train bridge bearing right onto Newark Street which will become Observer Highway. Turn left (at the last traffic light on Observer Highway) onto Washington Street. Turn right onto 9th Street. Continue through the gates and follow the directions for Once on Campus below.

Take Route 1&9 North onto the Pulaski Skyway (trucks cannot take the Pulaski Skyway and should remain on Route 1&9 Truck North) and follow signs to Holland Tunnel. After proceeding under the covered portion of State Highway, at the first traffic light, make the first left onto Jersey Avenue towards Hoboken. Proceed under the train bridge bearing right onto Newark Street which will become Observer Highway. Turn left (at the last traffic light on Observer Highway) onto Washington Street. Turn right onto 9th Street. Continue through the gates and follow the directions for Once on Campus below.

If South of the New Jersey Turnpike Exit on the Garden State Parkway take the Parkway to the New Jersey Turnpike and follow the "Via the New Jersey Turnpike" directions below. If North of the New Jersey Turnpike Exit and South of Interstate 78 take the Parkway to the I-78 Exit and follow directions "Via Interstate 78" above.Via the New Jersey TurnpikeTake the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 14C and follow signs to the Holland Tunnel. When the turnpike ends at the first traffic light make a left onto Jersey Avenue towards Hoboken. Proceed under the train bridge bearing right onto Newark Street which will become Observer Highway. Turn left (at the last traffic light on Observer Highway) onto Washington Street. Turn right onto 9th Street. Continue through the gates and follow the directions for Once on Campus below.

After entering campus, via 9th street, proceed through the gates to the traffic circle in front of the Wesley J. Howe Center (13-story building). Temporary parking is permitted on the circle while obtaining a parking permit at the lobby desk.

Getting to Know Campus: Academic Buildings

Edwin A. Stevens Hall is the original building that became home to the university at its inception in 1870. It now contains the beautifully restored Grace E. and Kenneth W. DeBaun Auditorium, a state-of-the-art facility, and also the site of the first organizational meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), April 7, 1880. This building is used for academic purposes and houses the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science, the office of the Provost and the University Vice President, as well as classrooms and laboratories of the mechanical engineering department. The Engineering Design Laboratory and an anechoic chamber for conducting acoustical and noise control research are also in Edwin A. Stevens Hall.

The Burchard Building, completed in 1958, houses the offices and facilities of electrical and computer engineering, materials engineering, physics and engineering physics. The Laboratory for Multiscale Imaging, with several state-of-the art microscopes is located here. There is also a large theater for class lectures and weekly movies hosted by the undergraduate Student Government Association. The Red & Gray Cafe is located on the first floor.

The Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering was given to the University by the late Andrew Carnegie, a Trustee, in 1901. It houses the Design & Manufacturing Institute (DMI), as well as a nano-technology laboratory, a modern clean room and computer-aided manufacturing facility for the mechanical engineering department.

Founded in 1935, Davidson Laboratory, located on Hudson Street, one block west of the main campus, is one of the largest and most internationally-renowned hydrodynamics and ocean engineering research facilities. The laboratory is also the home of a multi-university Research Center for Maritime Security funded by the Department of Homeland Security to address shoreline and port threats and vulnerabilities.

The Griffith Building, completed in 1971 and named for Earl L. Griffith, a member of the Class of 1923 and a former Trustee, houses the offices, maintenance shops and stock rooms of the Physical Plant Department.

The Lieb Building is home to the the Wireless Network Security Center (WiNSeC) and the computer science department.

A majority of the facilities utilized by the Stevens chemistry, chemical biology, biomedical and chemical engineering programs are located in the McClean building. The Highly Filled Materials Institute (HFMI) and the New Jersey Center for Microchemical Systems are located in this building, as well.

The Morton-Peirce-Kidde Complex contains the offices of the College of Arts and Letters, which is home to programs in Science, Technology and Society; Technology and the Arts; and Humanities and Social Sciences. The Sound Synthesis Research Center, Motion Capture Lab, and Writing and Communications Center are located in this complex, as well as 21 classrooms, a lecture hall, seminar rooms, laboratories and a student lounge.

The Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. Center for Technology Management, a six-story, 95,000-square-foot structure serves as the signature headquarters for the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management and the School of System & Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology. Designed as a world-class infrastructure, the Babbio Center provides a technically advanced learning environment that promotes creative interaction while enabling wireless access to up-to-the-moment information. The center features 14 classrooms with varied levels of multimedia and distance learning capability; a 125-seat auditorium; a main atrium; a technical center and main mezzanine study lounge; six conference rooms; 10 student breakout areas and 31 faculty offices; and a highly flexible development space with capacity to respond to market needs. It is the home to the Financial Systems Center and Hanlon Financial Systems Lab; the Center for Complex Systems and Enterprises; the Immersion Lab; and the Systems Engineering Research Center.

Created by the Center for Environmental Engineering (CEE), the James C. Nicoll, Jr. Environmental Laboratory is a research and testing facility with multimedia capabilities for wastewater, liquid waste, solid waste, soil and air studies. An early leader in environmental engineering, Stevens built the Nicoll Lab to fortify its long-standing commitment to environmental protection through innovative and advanced technologies.

The Vincent A. Rocco Technology Center is named after the late Vincent A. Rocco, class of 1967. Located on River Street, south of the athletic field, it houses the offices and laboratories for the civil, environmental and ocean engineering.

The S.C. Williams Library, located at the center of campus just west of the Wesley J. Howe Center, offers just-in-time service tailored to the needs of Stevens faculty, students and staff. The library holds one of the Western Hemisphere’s largest collections of works by and about Leonardo da Vinci, some dating back nearly five centuries. America's Cup, a comfortable café adjacent to the library, offers additional study areas in a casual setting. Beneath the library is the Computer Center, which serves the computational needs of the university, as well as the Computer Service Center.

The Kenneth J. Altorfer Academic Complex, which opened in 2011, is named in honor of Stevens alumnus Kenneth J. Altorfer, Class of 1950. Located on River Street, it houses faculty offices and classroom space.

The Ruesterholz Admissions Center, scheduled to open in 2014, will transform historic Colonial House into a welcoming, state-of-the-art admissions center. The center is made possible by the generosity of Chairman of the Stevens Board of Trustees Virginia Ruesterholz '83 and her husband Kevin Ruesterholz '83.

Getting to Know Campus: Administrative Buildings & Facilities

The Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. Athletic and Recreation Center was named after the late Charles V. Schaefer, Jr., Class of 1936 and chairman emeritus of the Board of Trustees. Built in 1994, this magnificent 63,000-square-foot complex includes the Canavan Arena, a gymnasium with seating for 1,400, an indoor training center with a multiple purpose floor, a fitness-exercise room, swimming pool and jacuzzi, and three combination squash-racquetball courts. Offices and locker rooms also support the physical education, athletic and recreation programs in the Schaefer Center.

DeBaun Field, located directly behind the Schaefer Center, features a state-of-the-art FieldTurf synthetic playing surface. The facility is home to the varsity field hockey, soccer, baseball and lacrosse teams, as well as a number of club and intramural sports. Other outdoor facilities include six tennis courts (two of which are lit) and a beach volleyball court.

The William Hall Walker Gymnasium, built in 1916, is named for its donor and serves as an adjunct athletic and recreational facility. The building has recently undergone a major renovation project and features a new gymnasium and elevated indoor track, five locker rooms, a recruiting/meeting room, nine new offices and the 4,000 square-foot Class of 1949 Strength and Conditioning Center for student-athletes. Stevens also has a unique partnership with the neighboring town of Weehawken and many student-athletes are able to take advantage of Weehawken Waterfront Park and Recreation Center throughout the school year. The facility, opened in September of 2007 along the banks of the Hudson River, is home to the softball team and provides additional practice space for the cross country, track and field, lacrosse and soccer teams throughout the year.

The Gatehouse, which served as entrance to the original Stevens family estate, houses the Campus Police. Since Stevens is a residential campus for its undergraduates, the residence halls are conveniently scattered throughout and within a short walking distance of classrooms, laboratories, dining areas and recreational facilities.

Castle Point Hall provides housing for 190 male and female students, predominantly first-year students and some upper-class students, in triple occupancy rooms. Davis Hall, named in honor of Harvey N. Davis, third president of Stevens, provides housing for 200 female and male freshmen. Humphreys Hall is named for Alexander C. Humphreys, second president of the University, and houses 160 male and female students, in addition to WEXP, Stevens' television station. Hayden Hall, a gift from the Hayden Foundation, accommodates 135 male and female students. The Lore-El Center provides specialized housing for 13 female upper-class students in single and double occupancy rooms. Palmer Hall, named for Edgar Palmer, a former trustee, provides housing for 90 upper-class students in single and quad occupancy. Jonas Hall contains double rooms with private bathrooms and houses 216 male and female upper-class students. River Terrace features apartment style living for up to 144 males and female students.

Adjacent to some of our residence halls is the Jacobus Student Center. Jacobus houses most student activity offices, lounges, a large-screen TV, the Health Services Center, the office of the campus chaplain, a game room, the campus radio station, student publications offices, a dark room and a snack bar. It also provides a a meeting space for lively specialized student-life programs.

The Wesley J. Howe Center houses the Student Service Center and many of the administrative offices and other non-academic facilities. This includes the newly-renovated Pierce Dining Hall, the Campus Store, Colonel John's cafe, a U.S. Post Office, and the bowling alley. Throughout the year, the Howe Center is also the site of many social events.

Hoxie House, a gift of William D. Hoxie, Class of 1889, was built in 1929 and is the residence of the president of Stevens, and his/her family.